In 2002, Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York City. He also works with C40, a group of 40 cities around the world. City leaders are working together to cut down on car pollution. Cars use a lot of gas. Gas can create air pollution. Bloomberg thinks that he knows how to cut back on that kind of pollution. He wants cities to use electric taxis. Electric taxis would not use gas, so they would not create additional air pollution. Bloomberg has a(n) .

A idea
B excuse
C fortune
D temper

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.

Which options most accurately explain how the author of the war of the worlds uses the crash landing of the spaceship to introduce ogilvy's character? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsogilvy goes to the site of the crash and is immediately certain that it has been caused by aliens. because of this, he immediately gets the townspeople together to fight. his actions characterize him as brave.ogilvy tries to those inside the cylinder. his actions characterize him as compassionate.ogilvy goes to the site of the crash to explore the area the morning after seeing the shooting star. once there, he examines the cylinder. his actions characterize him as curious.ogilvy runs to the nearest town to get away from the cylinder. his actions characterize him as cowardly.

On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. all dreaded it—all sought to avert it. what is the meaning of the word avert as it is used in this context? a) fight b) dislike c) prevent d) talk about